Crazy Tube Circuits introduces the Falcon

Crazy Tube Circuits has unveiled the Falcon, an overdrive pedal that takes cues from the ’55 Tweed Deluxe and the ’61 Brownface Princeton amps.

In 2016, the Athens-based company created a custom amp that could morph between the tones of the aforementioned amps. With the Falcon, the brand is aiming to capture that feature in pedal form.

Using JFET technology, Crazy Tube Circuits has managed to recreate the behaviour, sound and feel of the two amps. A vital part of this was emulating the compression and sag of the power amp and tube rectifier, respectively. These components contribute to the pedal’s responsiveness, dynamic and musical quality.

Here’s a quick look at the pedal’s controls:

Amp Mode switch:

’55 (Tweed): Has more gain, greater low-end response, and a higher sag/compression